The future of integrated structural biology

IF 4.4 2区生物学 Q2 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Structure Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI:10.1016/j.str.2024.08.014

Harald Schwalbe, Pauline Audergon, Natalie Haley, Claudia Alen Amaro, Jon Agirre, Marc Baldus, Lucia Banci, Wolfgang Baumeister, Martin Blackledge, Jose Maria Carazo, Kristina Djinovic Carugo, Patrick Celie, Isabella Felli, Darren J. Hart, Thomas Hauß, Lari Lehtiö, Kresten Lindorff-Larsen, José Márquez, André Matagne, Roberta Pierattelli, Matthias Wilmanns

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Abstract

Instruct-ERIC, “the European Research Infrastructure Consortium for Structural biology research,” is a pan-European distributed research infrastructure making high-end technologies and methods in structural biology available to users. Here, we describe the current state-of-the-art of integrated structural biology and discuss potential future scientific developments as an impulse for the scientific community, many of which are located in Europe and are associated with Instruct. We reflect on where to focus scientific and technological initiatives within the distributed Instruct research infrastructure. This review does not intend to make recommendations on funding requirements or initiatives directly, neither at the national nor the European level. However, it addresses future challenges and opportunities for the field, and foresees the need for a stronger coordination within the European and international research field of integrated structural biology to be able to respond timely to thematic topics that are often prioritized by calls for funding addressing societal needs.

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综合结构生物学的未来

欧洲结构生物学研究基础设施联盟"（Instruct-ERIC）是一个泛欧分布式研究基础设施，为用户提供结构生物学方面的高端技术和方法。在此，我们介绍了当前综合结构生物学的最新发展，并讨论了未来潜在的科学发展，以此推动科学界的发展，其中许多科学界都位于欧洲，并与 Instruct 有关。我们思考了在分布式 Instruct 研究基础设施内应将科学和技术倡议的重点放在哪里。无论是在国家层面还是在欧洲层面，本次审查都无意直接就资金需求或倡议提出建议。不过，它探讨了该领域未来的挑战和机遇，并预见到在欧洲和国际综合结构生物学研究领域内加强协调的必要性，以便能够及时应对往往被针对社会需求的筹资呼吁列为优先事项的专题。

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Structure 生物-生化与分子生物学

CiteScore

8.90

自引率

1.80%

发文量

155

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Structure aims to publish papers of exceptional interest in the field of structural biology. The journal strives to be essential reading for structural biologists, as well as biologists and biochemists that are interested in macromolecular structure and function. Structure strongly encourages the submission of manuscripts that present structural and molecular insights into biological function and mechanism. Other reports that address fundamental questions in structural biology, such as structure-based examinations of protein evolution, folding, and/or design, will also be considered. We will consider the application of any method, experimental or computational, at high or low resolution, to conduct structural investigations, as long as the method is appropriate for the biological, functional, and mechanistic question(s) being addressed. Likewise, reports describing single-molecule analysis of biological mechanisms are welcome. In general, the editors encourage submission of experimental structural studies that are enriched by an analysis of structure-activity relationships and will not consider studies that solely report structural information unless the structure or analysis is of exceptional and broad interest. Studies reporting only homology models, de novo models, or molecular dynamics simulations are also discouraged unless the models are informed by or validated by novel experimental data; rationalization of a large body of existing experimental evidence and making testable predictions based on a model or simulation is often not considered sufficient.